The legacy of luxury: Moralities of consumption since the 18th century

Journal of Consumer Culture

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 101-123

  Hilton, Matthew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Affluence; Elites; History; Liberalism; Luxury; Mass market; Morality; Necessity; Political economy; Temperance

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947420761     PISSN: 14695405     EISSN: 17412900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1469540504040906     Document Type: Article

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